The Bengals will have the popular get-right NFL DFS stack, while wariness for the Panthers could create an interesting low-owned alternative in Week 8 DraftKings contests.

UFCollective ownership projections can help inform the building of a GPP lineup that features a good mix of chalk and contrarian plays. Along with choosing your pivots wisely, this can be key for surfacing on top of the field in tournaments. We'll parse narratives that should contribute to ownership percentages in Week 8.

Week 8 NFL DFS Ownership Projections: Quarterback

The 49ers got one of the season's most merciless butt-whoopings in the late-afternoon game last week, while Carson Wentz ($7,200) tore it up on Monday Night Football. He's looking like The Chalk Play, while UFCollective also has Dak Prescott ($7,300) and Andy Dalton ($5,700) hitting double-digit ownership against defenses that are struggling.

Josh McCown ($5,600) could fall below five percent owned despite owning higher recent pass volume than almost every QB who costs more on this slate. ... Cam Newton ($6,600) likewise boasts high volume and ended this past Sunday in ugly fashion. ... Even on this relatively small slate, Matt Ryan ($6,800) ownership should plumb the same depths as McCown in that matchup. Public confidence for the shootout potential in Falcons games has completely eroded after Foxboro.

Week 8 NFL DFS Ownership Projections: Running Back

Ezekiel Elliott ($9,200) and LeSean McCoy ($8,700) going chalk. With no Le'Veon on the featured slate, that shouldn't be breaking news. ... UFCollective is high on Joe Mixon ($4,700) landing a ton of shares, perhaps the public will overlook Cincy burying him in the second half since that price is mint.

Jordan Howard ($6,800) and Carlos Hyde ($6,000) are both near-locks for 20-plus touches and multiple goal-line attempts if their squads stay remotely close -- but that's a huge "if" for these two Week 8 contrarian plays. Both are two-score road underdogs, so playing either requires a gamble on their team avoiding an early rout.

Week 8 NFL DFS Ownership Projections: Wide Receiver

AJ Green ($8,600) leads the chalk parade in UFCollective's first Week 8 release. Even after watching Dalton take so much abuse from the Steelers, and really his own play-caller, the Andy-AJ stacks will apparently be lit. Just got confirmation: they're playing the Colts. So, yes, I can see that. ... The Alshon Jeffery ($6,700) shares paired with Wentz could also challenge as the most-played stack.

Dez Bryant ($7,700) typically stands a good chance at chalk when the Cowboys game gets the slate's highest Vegas total, but the expected return of Josh Norman could scare many people off and cap Dez at medium-owned. ...Kelvin Benjamin ($6,400) joins Cam and a Panthers offense that could keep each player to single-digit ownership after the dud in Chicago.

Week 8 NFL DFS Ownership Projections: Tight End

Jordan Reed ($4,700) and Zach Ertz ($7,000) are frontrunners for highest-owned TE this week, and by a fair margin. They each took a huge bite out of target market share and pass production on Monday night after DK prices were set. This is not as much of a factor for Ertz as Reed right now, but the people are hitting that Monday night discount.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins ($4,900) hit paydirt Sunday but only tallied 21 yards, so his 14 catches over the prior two games could be shrouded in recency bias. ... Joining him as a highly targeted contrarian option, Cameron Brate ($4,500) could see low-single digit ownership after O.J. Howard blew up for two scores in Buffalo.